North Park’s LGBTQ-owned drag dinner theater since 2000, Lips Restaurant stages live performances at 3036 El Cajon Blvd in the 92104 ZIP code. The supper-club format seats guests at assigned tables where drag performers double as servers, delivering a three-course meal between choreographed acts, with celebration photography captured by vendors such as heidi-o-photo. The San Diego location is part of the national Lips brand, which originated in New York City’s club scene of the late 1980s before expanding to multiple U.S. markets. Bachelorette parties and milestone birthdays account for the bulk of group bookings, and specialty entertainment acts for private events are sourced through community performers such as Cirque Quirk - Circus Entertainment. The venue’s most production-intensive format is its multi-act gospel brunch, which layers live vocal performances, full brunch-menu plating, and audience-interactive segments into a single seated service.